Lassen Volcanic National Park

Mike White grew up in Portland, OR, where his adventures in the Cascade Range spawned his interest in the outdoors. He became a full-time writer, eventually writing or contributing to numerous outdoor guides. A featured speaker for outdoors and conservation organizations, he lives in Reno, NV.

• AcknowledgmentsPreface to the Fifth EditionIntroductionHuman HistoryFlora and FaunaGeologyClimateTraveling the BackcountryFeesAbout Lassen and Surrounding LandsWilderness Ethics and Trail CourtesyMapsWilderness PermitsWilderness Use Regulations for Lassen Volcanic National ParkBackpacking Equipment ChecklistAbout This GuideSymbolsTrip InformationTrip DescriptionChapter 1: LASSEN SCENIC BYWAY ROAD LOGSEGMENT 1: Main Park Road Through Lassen Volcanic National ParkSEGMENT 2: CA 44 from Crossroads Junction to Old StationSEGMENT 3: CA 44 from Old Station to CA 36 Junction 73SEGMENT 4: CA 36 from CA 44 Junction to CA 89 Junction East of MineralSEGMENT 5: CA 89 from Old Station Through Hat Creek ValleyChapter 2: LASSEN SCENIC BYWAY TRIPSIntroduction to the Main Park RoadSouthwest Entrance TrailheadsTRIP 1 Brokeoff MountainTRIP 2 Mill Creek FallsTRIP 3 Ridge LakesRoad Summit TrailheadsTRIP 4 Bumpass Hell to Kings Creek Picnic AreaTRIP 5 Lassen PeakTRIP 6 Paradise MeadowsTRIP 7 Terrace, Shadow, and Cliff LakesKings Creek Meadows TrailheadsTRIP 8 Cold Boiling Lake and Crumbaugh LakeTRIP 9 Kings Creek to Southwest CampgroundTRIP 10 Twin MeadowsTRIP 11 Upper Kings CreekTRIP 12 Sifford LakesTRIP 13 Kings Creek FallsTRIP 14 Kings Creek Falls and Bench Lake LoopSummit Lake TrailheadsTRIP 15 Summit LakeTRIP 16 Corral MeadowTRIP 17 Corral Meadow–Swan Lake LoopTRIP 18 Echo and Twin LakesTRIP 19 Cluster and Twin Lakes LoopTRIP 20 Dersch Meadows to Cliff LakeEmigrant Pass TrailheadsTRIP 21 Nobles Trail to Badger FlatTRIP 22 Hat Lake to Paradise Meadows TRIP 23 Devastated Area Interpretive TrailManzanita Lake TrailheadsTRIP 24 Crags Lake TRIP 25 Manzanita Creek TRIP 26 Manzanita Lake TRIP 27 Lily Pond Nature TrailTRIP 28 Nobles Trail to Lost CreekIntroduction to the Hat Creek Recreation Area and Thousand Lakes WildernessBunchgrass TrailheadTRIP 29 Durbin and Barrett LakesHat Creek TrailheadsTRIP 30 Spattercone Nature TrailTRIP 31 Subway Cave TRIP 32 Pacific Crest Trail: Subway Cave to Hat Creek RimTRIP 33 Hat Creek TrailForest Road 22 TrailheadTRIP 34 Pacific Crest Trail to Hat Creek Rim LookoutMud Lake TrailheadTRIP 35 Pacific Crest Trail: Hat Creek RimTamarack TrailheadTRIP 36 Barrett Lake–Lake Eiler LoopCypress TrailheadTRIP 37 Upper Twin, Everett, and Magee Lakes, and Magee PeakMagee TrailheadTRIP 38 Magee PeakIntroduction to Butte Lake and Caribou WildernessButte Lake TrailheadsTRIP 39 Bathtub Lake Loop TRIP 40 Prospect Peak TRIP 41 Cinder Cone Nature Trail TRIP 42 Lower Twin–Horseshoe–Snag Lakes LoopTRIP 43 Widow–Jakey–Snag Lakes Loop Cone Lake TrailheadTRIP 44 Widow LakeTRIP 45 Triangle, Twin, and Turnaround LakesCaribou Lake TrailheadTRIP 46 Middle Caribou Lakes Loop TRIP 47 Emerald, Rim, and Cypress LakesSilver Lake TrailheadTRIP 48 Trail Lake from Silver LakeEcho Lake TrailheadTRIP 49 Trail Lake from Echo LakeHay Meadow TrailheadTRIP 50 Beauty, Evelyn, Long, and Hidden Lakes LoopIntroduction to the Greater Susanville–Chester AreaEagle Lake TrailheadsTRIP 51 Eagle Lake Recreation Trail TRIP 52 Osprey Overlook Trail Susanville TrailheadTRIP 53 Bizz Johnson Trail: Susanville to Devils CorralLake Almanor TrailheadTRIP 54 Lake Almanor Recreation TrailIntroduction to Juniper LakeJuniper Lake TrailheadsTRIP 55 Mount Harkness TRIP 56 Juniper Lake Loop TRIP 57 Crystal Lake TRIP 58 Inspiration Point TRIP 59 Horseshoe and Indian Lakes Loop TRIP 60 Horseshoe, Snag, and Swan Lakes LoopTRIP 61 Cameron Meadow–Grassy Creek Loop TRIP 62 Jakey Lake TRIP 63 Jakey Lake–Widow Lake LoopIntroduction to Warner Valley and DrakesbadWarner Valley TrailheadTRIP 64 Warner Valley to Mount Harkness TRIP 65 Lower Kings Creek to Corral Meadow Drakesbad TrailheadsTRIP 66 Boiling Springs Lake TRIP 67 Terminal Geyser and Little Willow Lake TRIP 68 Drake Lake TRIP 69 Devils Kitchen TRIP 70 Sifford LakesTRIP 71 Kings Creek Falls TRIP 72 Corral Meadow LoopIntroduction to the Southern BorderlandsWillow Lake TrailheadTRIP 73 Willow Lake to Terminal Geyser Domingo Spring TrailheadTRIP 74 Pacific Crest Trail: Northbound to DrakesbadCA 36 TrailheadTRIP 75 Pacific Crest Trail: CA 36 to Domingo Spring Spencer Meadow TrailheadTRIP 76 Spencer Meadow Loop TRIP 77 Blue LakeBlue Lake Loop TrailheadTRIP 78 North Arm Rice Creek to Blue LakeMartin Creek TrailheadTRIP 79 Heart Lake via Glassburner MeadowsSouth Fork Digger Creek TrailheadTRIP 80 Heart Lake via South Fork Digger Creek Mill Creek TrailheadTRIP 81 Mill Creek TrailDeer Creek TrailheadTRIP 82 Deer Creek Trail Black Rock TrailheadTRIP 83 Mill Creek Trail–Ishi Wilderness Chapter 3: BUCKS LAKE WILDERNESS TRIPSIntroduction to Bucks Lake WildernessCA 70 TrailheadTRIP 84 Pacific Crest Trail: Belden to Three LakesSilver Lake TrailheadTRIP 85 Silver Lake to Gold LakeTRIP 86 Silver Lake to Spanish PeakBucks Summit TrailheadTRIP 87 Bucks Summit to Spanish Peak Bucks Creek TrailheadTRIP 88 Bucks Creek Loop TRIP 89 Bucks Creek to Mill Creek Campground Mill Creek Campground TrailheadTRIP 90 Bucks Lake Wilderness Loop Mill Creek TrailheadTRIP 91 Mill Creek to Three LakesChapter 4: McARTHUR–BURNEY FALLS MEMORIAL STATE PARK TRIPSIntroduction to McArthur–Burney Falls Memorial State Park Burney Falls TrailheadTRIP 92 Falls Loop 426TRIP 93 Headwaters Pool–Pacific Crest Trail LoopTRIP 94 Burney Creek–Rim Trail LoopChapter 5: McARTHUR–BURNEY FALLS MEMORIAL STATE PARK TRIPS (continued)Pioneer TrailheadTRIP 95 Pioneer Cemetery Trail Chapter 5: LASSEN PARK WINTER TRIPSIntroduction to the Southwest Entrance Winter AreaSouthwest Entrance TrailheadTRIP 96 Forest Lake Loop TRIP 97 Brokeoff Mountain TRIP 98 Sulphur Works TRIP 99 Ridge LakesTRIP 100 Diamond Peak LoopTRIP 101 Emerald Lake and Lake Helen TRIP 102 Lassen Peak TRIP 103 Lassen Park Traverse Introduction to Manzanita Lake and Devastated Winter AreasManzanita Lake TrailheadTRIP 104 Manzanita Lake TRIP 105 Reflection Lake TRIP 106 Chaos Jumbles TRIP 107 Chaos Crags TRIP 108 Manzanita Creek TRIP 109 Nobles Emigrant Loop TRIP 110 Devastated Area TRIP 111 Devastated Area to Summit LakeAppendixesI Backpacks and Day Hikes/Winter Trips Features ChartsII The Bear Facts and Other Animal ConcernsIII Minimum-Impact Stock RegulationsI V Nonprofit OrganizationsV Quick Guide to Frequently Used Numbers and WebsitesVI Suggested ReadingIndexAbout the Author